Design and Engineering Manual

The District of Columbia – Department of Transportation (DDOT) Manual for Design and Engineering describes the Department’s procedures and standards for preparing project construction documents.

The primary purpose of the manual is to enable the District's engineers, consultants, and private developers to efficiently and effectively develop projects that meet the District's policies and standards.

The project development standards, found below in the related documents section, are written primarily for DDOT projects.

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